Opinion

Lord Mandelson, Business and Enterprise Secretary, recently announced that government will pay suppliers within ten days.

Contractors and clients could both pay the price unless careful thought is given to securing projects

For those still in training things have got a lot tougher and the reality is some businesses may be struggling  but this only makes it all the more important to find ways of safe-guarding your business from the recession.

The Health and Safety Executive’s Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (1996) set out minimum welfare requirements that apply to construction workers.

Waste reduction and resource efficiency are a strategic part of our corporate responsibility agenda and signing up to halve waste to landfill by 2012 aligns with our vision to ‘challenge and change’ the image of the construction industry worldwide.

Schools pose a particular security problem because they are both public and private institutions.

Tax relief and grants should be encouraging companies to achieve environmental aims

Despite these difficult times sustainability remains high on the agenda

SMEs need working capital, cash flow support and moves to help them win work

I am known as a radical advocate of green and natural building. So my recent decision to co-author a guide on the use of galvanized steel in construction was met in some quarters with a degree of suspicion and surprise.